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John Paul King's coverage primarily focuses on entertainment news and cultural topics, with a particular emphasis on LGBTQ+ issues. He tends to cover events related to the arts and nightlife, particularly in the Los Angeles area. Given this focus, he may be receptive to pitches that involve interviews or features about upcoming LGBTQ+ events, notable personalities in the entertainment industry, or unique aspects of local nightlife.
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Before I can begin a review of “Stop! That! Train!” (the movie that's been algorithmically dominating your queer social media feed in the form of ads for weeks now), I feel it's necessary to provide a disclaimer: I am not a superfan of “RuPaul's Drag Race.”
A genuinely engaging and terrifying supernatural drama
An unsentimental yet empathetic exploration of guilt
Recreating raunchy nostalgia through a queer eye
A reminder that the only thing required to make a family is love
The year 1996 also saw the release of “The Birdcage,” a remake of the farcical French film comedy “La Cage aux Folles,” about a gay couple who attempt to “play it straight” when their son brings his fiancée's conservative parents over for dinner, starring Robin Williams and Nathan Lane — in one of his first (non-animated) film roles — as the couple. It was notable as one of the rare studio films of the era to center on gay characters, and the fact that it was a certified box office hit represented a welcome cultural shift after the years of homophobic stigma fostered by Reagan-era “moral majority” conservatism.
By: John Paul King
Did studio sabotage film’s release because of queer plot?
Beloved queer phenomenon shows us hope can belong to everyone
After an additional two seasons and a movie length series finale (which began streaming on Netflix July 17), I'm going to make up a new rule and say that I can choose a second word to close things out. By the time I reach the end of my review of “Heartstopper Forever,” in which our adorable Nick and Charlie must face the possibility that their tender young romance may not be able to survive their graduation to college, I hope I'll have figured which word it would be.
Greg Araki may not have been solely responsible for the “New Queer Cinema” movement of the 1990s, but he certainly gave it an edge.
